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Hospital in KZN under fire for cooking outside using firewood due to power outage
Hospital in KZN under fire for cooking outside using firewood due to power outage! Northdale Hospital in KwaZulu-Natal has come…
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Durban shootout: Three killed, identified as cash-in-transit robbers
Durban shootout: Three killed, identified as cash-in-transit robbers! Three men killed in a shootout with police in Reservoir Hills, Durban,…
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9 people seriously injured and one trapped in a vehicle in Grisly accident, KwaZulu-Natal
9 people seriously injured and one trapped in a vehicle in Grisly accident, KwaZulu-Natal! A serious road collision involving two…
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KZN police investigate woman’s death after battery crashes through windscreen
Police in KwaZulu-Natal are investigating the circumstances around an incident that claimed the life of a woman at the weekend.…
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Power outage hits several areas in KZN due to heavy snow
Eskom in KwaZulu-Natal said it was aware of the widespread outages in areas including Newcastle, Dundee, Estcourt, Ladysmith, Pietermaritzburg, and…
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KZN extortion suspects granted R10 000 bail
Five men arrested in connection to construction mafia-related activities in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) have been granted R10 000 bail each and…
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1 of KZN’s most wanted arrested in Johannesburg
A 30-year-old man, identified as one of KwaZulu-Natal’s most wanted criminals, has been arrested in Johannesburg. The suspect has been…
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PICS: Kaizer Chiefs star Nkosingephile Ngcobo gets married to his longtime sweetheart
Kaizer Chiefs star Nkosingephile Ngcobo is off the market. The footballer has tied the knot with his longtime sweetheart Thabisa…
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KZN Police Commissioner orders station commanders to conduct regular community meetings
KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has ordered station commanders to conduct regular community meetings in a bid to fight crime…
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KZN police to increase stations, officers amid high crime
KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi says they are looking to increase the number of stations and officers in…
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Jacob Zuma’s delay tactics prove effective in arms deal case
It has taken two decades, several postponements, and millions in legal fees to kick-start former president Jacob Zuma’s arms deal…
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Jacob Zuma’s attorney refuses to go ahead with pre-trial as they challenge Downer’s recusal issue
Former president Jacob Zuma appeared in the Pietermaritzburg High Court on Thursday concerning his charges about the controversial Arms deal.…
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Jacob Zuma’s arms deal corruption case back in court
Former President Jacob Zuma’s arms deal corruption case returns to the High Court in Pietermaritzburg on Thursday. The allegations at…
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Public Works Ministry calls on State to crack whip on construction mafia
The Public Works and Infrastructure Ministry is calling on the State to be stricter with the so-called construction mafia. Five…
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Cop arrested for allegedly raping woman at Pietermaritzburg police station
A 26-year-old woman who went to a local police station last week to obtain an affidavit was taken to a…
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KZN police officer facing rape charge released on R5,000 bail
A KwaZulu-Natal police officer arrested on allegations of rape, was released on R5,000 bail by the Pietermaritzburg Magistrate’s Court on…
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Uzalo actor Simphiwe Majozi (Sbu) opens restaurant in real life
Uzalo actor Simphiwe Majozi has turned his character into his reality as he opens his restaurant business — Sbu&Ration’s Eatery…
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KZN Premier Ntuli promises solution as unemployed graduates protest over jobs
A group of unemployed graduates in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) has disrupted a provincial government meeting, demanding jobs. The group has been…
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9-year-old girl missing since Monday in Snathing, KZN
A nine-year-old girl has gone missing in the Snathing area of Edendale in Pietermaritzburg. Asenathi Ngcobo, who lives with her…
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S.e.x workers rob clients under the bridge in Pietermaritzburg
S.e.x clients lured under the bridge on Ohrtmann Road, in Pietermaritzburg, are said to be lucky if they make it…
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Court to decide whether to criminally charge IEC official found in possession of ballot boxes
A magistrate in the Pietermaritzburg Magistrate’s Court is expected to decide on Thursday whether to press ahead with criminal charges…
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R8 million cocaine haul seized in Pietermaritzburg
In a bust to clamp down on the trafficking of drugs into South Africa, officers have seized a shipment of…
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New KZN Premier Thami Ntuli prioritizes fighting crime
Six women have been killed in a shooting in Ladysmith in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). Newly-sworn in KZN Premier Thami Ntuli revealed…
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Thami Ntuli to be sworn in as KZN premier
KwaZulu-Natal gets a new government on Tuesday. Premier-elect Thami Ntuli will take his oath of office during his inauguration in…
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Children discover body of woman with face peeled off, eyes, ears & nose removed in Northdale, Pietermaritzburg
Pietermaritzburg police are investigating the brutal murder of a woman, whose face was ‘peeled off’ and her organs removed. It…
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Jacob Zuma’s arms deal corruption trial scheduled to kick off in April 2025
Former President Jacob Zuma’s arms deal corruption trial is now set to kick off next April. The case in which…
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Police kill 6 CIT robbery suspects in KZN
Six cash-in-transit suspects have been shot and killed in two separate incidents in KwaZulu-Natal. Four suspects were killed in a…
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6 kidnapped men rescued from Durban house
Six men who were kidnapped in Pietermaritzburg last Friday, 29 March, were rescued in Durban by a team of various…
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Senior KZN advocate dies on flight bound for Hong Kong
A KwaZulu-Natal advocate tragically died on board an aircraft while heading to Hong Kong. Advocate Vershen Moodley Senior Counsel, from…
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KZN police arrest suspect for shooting & killing 3 vehicle occupants, injuring 1 other
Kwazulu-Natal police have arrested a suspect in connection with the murder of three people and the attempted murder of one…
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KZN Health Dept shocked by murder of paediatrician Dr Zamambo Mkhize
The Department of Health in KwaZulu-Natal said they are shocked by the murder of Doctor Zamambo Mkhize. On Friday evening,…
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Ex-husband sentenced for killing KZN gospel singer, Delana Rawlins
Ian Rawlins has been sentenced to 22 years in prison after he was found guilty of killing his ex-wife, Pietermaritzburg…
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Sanral takes on mammoth task of fixing KZN’s national highways
The SA National Roads Agency (Sanral) has undertaken a multi-billion Rand project, spanning across two of KwaZulu-Natal’s main highways; the…
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Mother seeks justice after man killed in vigilante attack in Pietermaritzburg
A Pietermaritzburg mother is seeking justice for her 20-year-old son who was killed in an alleged vigilante attack after being…
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Jacob Zuma instructs legal team to proceed with application for leave to appeal latest ruling in Downer matter
It looks like former President Jacob Zuma won’t be taking his latest court loss lying down. The High Court in…
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3 life sentences for Pietermaritzburg security guard who killed his girlfriend & their toddler daughter
A Pietermaritzburg security guard who killed three people, one of whom was his toddler daughter, because he lost his temper,…
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Judgment expected in Jacob Zuma’s 2nd bid to remove Downer from his arms deal trial
The High Court in Pietermaritzburg is on Wednesday expected to deliver judgment on former president Jacob Zuma’s second bid to…
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2 shot dead in Pietermaritzburg as fun night out ends in tragedy
A fun night out ended in tragedy after two people were shot dead in two separate incidents while returning from…
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Popular Pietermaritzburg pharmacist found murdered
A well-known elderly Pietermaritzburg pharmacist was found murdered, KwaZulu-Natal police said on Friday. A 72-year-old pharmacist at DuziMed Medicine Depot,…
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3 people killed in KwaZulu-Natal road accidents
Three people were killed in two separate horror crashes on Monday evening in KwaZulu-Natal. In the first accident, ALS Paramedics…
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Two nabbed for Guardian Fund alleged fraud of over R17 million
Hawks members in Pietermaritzburg have arrested two people on charges of fraud and money laundering in connection with over R17…
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2 killed & 17 injured in head-on collision on busy KZN highway
Two people have been killed and 17 others injured following a head-on collision on the N3, near the Church Street…
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More than 200 KZN qualified doctors & nurses handed over memorandum to health dept
More than 200 qualified doctors and nurses in KwaZulu-Natal handed over a memorandum to the Department of Health on Monday…
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Mother & child burnt to death in Pietermaritzburg
Plessislaer police are investigating two cases of murder and arson after a mother and her three-year-old child were burnt to…
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President Ramaphosa satisfied with completion of bridges built under Welisizwe programme
President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed satisfaction with the completion of some bridges in KwaZulu-Natal built under the Welisizwe Rural Bridges…
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4 people killed in N3 horror crash near Town Hill
Four people died in a horror crash on the N3 near Pietermaritzburg, paramedics said. The accident took place near Town…
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5 family members axed to death in Edendale, Pietermaritzburg
Another brutal mass killing in KwaZulu-Natal has left five members of a Pietermaritzburg family dead. According to police, a blood-stained…
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13-year-old girl stabbed several times & robbed of her cellphone, younger brother left traumatised
A Pietermaritzburg teenager was stabbed several times on Monday and robbed of her cellphone. The incident took place at around…
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39 dead since October due to KZN disasters
39 people have died in KwaZulu-Natal due to natural disasters and related incidents – since October 2023 according to statistics…
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KZN floods: COGTA Dept worried as more rain expected
Fears are mounting in KwaZulu-Natal as thunderstorms and further rain is expected. Search and rescue operations are still underway to…
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